Things I Love. The Many Collections of William I. Koch
Founder of The Oxbow Group, one of the top 500 privately held companies in America, William I. Koch is an international businessman, chemical engineer trained at MIT, world-class sailor, and devoted father. A benefactor of the Museum, Koch is also a passionate collector, described by The New York Times as 鈥渙ne of the most prodigious collectors of wine, art, and antiques in the United States.鈥�
鈥淭hings I Love鈥� features choice objects from Koch鈥檚 many collections鈥攆rom ancient Roman to contemporary American鈥攖hroughout the Museum. The exhibition explores the collector鈥檚 interest in sailing and the sea (Koch captured the America鈥檚 Cup in 1992) with nautical paintings by Lane, Boudin, Dufy, and Homer; and silver trophies. Koch鈥檚 fascination with the American West is represented by major paintings and sculpture by Remington and Russell, Native American works, and rare firearms including the gun that killed Jesse James and General George Armstrong Custer鈥檚 hunting rifle.
Another highlight of the collection is a group of important nineteenth-century paintings and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, 颁茅锄补苍苍别, and Americans Chase and Bunker. Great works of twentieth-century art by Matisse, Picasso, Dal铆, Modigliani, Maillol, and Arp round out the picture of Koch鈥檚 diverse collecting interests.
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Founder of The Oxbow Group, one of the top 500 privately held companies in America, William I. Koch is an international businessman, chemical engineer trained at MIT, world-class sailor, and devoted father. A benefactor of the Museum, Koch is also a passionate collector, described by The New York Times as 鈥渙ne of the most prodigious collectors of wine, art, and antiques in the United States.鈥�
鈥淭hings I Love鈥� features choice objects from Koch鈥檚 many collections鈥攆rom ancient Roman to contemporary American鈥攖hroughout the Museum. The exhibition explores the collector鈥檚 interest in sailing and the sea (Koch captured the America鈥檚 Cup in 1992) with nautical paintings by Lane, Boudin, Dufy, and Homer; and silver trophies. Koch鈥檚 fascination with the American West is represented by major paintings and sculpture by Remington and Russell, Native American works, and rare firearms including the gun that killed Jesse James and General George Armstrong Custer鈥檚 hunting rifle.
Another highlight of the collection is a group of important nineteenth-century paintings and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, 颁茅锄补苍苍别, and Americans Chase and Bunker. Great works of twentieth-century art by Matisse, Picasso, Dal铆, Modigliani, Maillol, and Arp round out the picture of Koch鈥檚 diverse collecting interests.
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